Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced on Thursday evening that he had posthumously awarded four policemen who were killed by landmines in the Kherson region, where the Russians had retreated, and expressed his belief that “mine terror” would be one of the charges against Russia. to be tried for aggression in Ukraine, News.ro notes.

“I am sure. This will be among the accusations against Russia of aggression – mine terror, which is even more cruel and evil than missile terror, because there is no anti-mine system to destroy at least part of the threat, as our air defense does,” Zelensky said. in his video address to Ukrainians, as every evening.

According to him, he signed decrees on the posthumous award of four policemen, whose lives were lost by Russian mines on Wednesday in the Kherson region. “They did everything for the safety of Ukrainians. They were returning after completing one of their tasks – removing weapons and ammunition from the hiding place of the occupiers, many of which were left in Kherson region – when the police came across a mine trap,” the president said.

He showed that this is a form of Russian terror that Ukrainians will face in the coming years, and showed that there are over 170,000 square kilometers of dangerous territory. “Terrorists deliberately try to leave as many death traps as possible. Buried mines, trap mines, mined buildings, cars and infrastructure,” Zelenskyy listed.

He noted that Great Britain, Canada, Japan, and Slovakia are among the countries helping Ukraine in demining. “Ambassadors and donors of United24 and many others understand how important it is that Ukraine does not remain alone with the problem of the territory mined by the occupiers,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyy

He also said that together with European and American partners, they are working on a new package of sanctions against Russia. “We are waiting for other decisions, especially regarding schemes to bypass anti-war sanctions, including financial and energy sanctions,” Zelenskyy stressed.

The President said that in the coming days, Ukraine is preparing “several important measures”, the priority of which is the protection and restoration of the rights of Ukrainians and the reconstruction of the country. “Next week will be quite important for Ukraine from the point of view of these two tasks,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyi, without elaborating.

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